Elmendorph Inn

The Elmendorph Inn, often written Elmendorf Inn, is the oldest building in the Village of Red Hook in New York, United States. It is located on the northern side of the intersection of North Broadway ( U.S. Route 9 ) and Cherry Street, one block north of the New York State Route 199

It was the mid-18th century, built to serve travelers on the Albany Post Road as a resting place. In the 1810s it became a meeting place for the Town manage the Town of Red Hook, and remained so for several decades. It had a long series of owners, the Elmendorphs were the first names are known owner of the house, which was expanded and renovated in the 1830s and eventually became a residential building. Following recent renovations, it became a community center. On September 20, 1978, the building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places.

Building

The building is a two story, nine yokes comprehensive building post and beam construction with shingled exterior walls and a modified Gambreldach, sitting on the four chimneys of brick. On the back there is an extension. The location of the house is only two buildings north of the also entered in the National Register Village Diners.

The interior comes largely from the early 19th century, such as the wooden doors, plastered wooden walls, stair railings, and exposed ceiling beams. The central hall has a circular wall to accommodate the staircase. There are recognizable signs that bear witness to extension, about bricked fireplaces.

History

The records of owners and enhancements in Red Hook the 18th century are sparse, since most land a Henry Beekman were in the village and were leased by it. Residents of the village decided until 1894 for incorporation as a village, after a fire destroyed many of the older buildings of the place - which historical research is more difficult. The construction date of the Inn in the middle of the 19th century is believed due to its architecture and because of the surrounding property an initial lease can be detected in this period.

For most of the 18th century consisted Red Hook only a few houses and served travelers on the Albany Post Road (present-day U.S. Highway 9) as a resting point. 1785 was the inn regular stop on the coach route between New York City and Albany. The name Elmendoprph 's Inn first appears on a map of 1797, in 1811 it was known as Loop 's Hotel; the then owner Jacob Loop is the first recorded owner of the then 12.5 acres ( approximately five acres of property.

The Red Hook Town Board first came together in 1815 in the inn; This meeting was followed by many logged meetings at this point. The first Dutchess County Fair was held on the grounds of the inn. When Loop died in 1819, George bought a ring the estate. He opened a shop in 1819 also, but obviously was not successful because of land and buildings were foreclosed by the sheriff in 1825. The buyer appropriated it on the very day of the auction to Peter DeReimer, who sold it in 1827 to a Jacobus Eckhart.

Sometime in the 1830s the inn was extended at both ends of the north and south to its present size. The original Gambreldach was neugedeckt and took on its current appearance, is more reminiscent of a saddle roof. Inside, the house was then newly furnished in Federal style; many of these improvements are obtained.

The next owner David Wagner had lived here for a while, before he bought the inn in 1835. The meetings of the Town Management were held here until 1842. Three years later, Wager constituted a part of the site to the local Methodist epikopalen for use as a cemetery available. Shortly before his death he sold the estate to Augustus Martin, a deputy in the New York State Assembly and Town Clerk.

It was the family Martins, which ended the commercial use of the building and remodeled it into a two -family house. Edward Martin opened in a school, which included a kindergarten, at least in the 1890s. The house remained until 1933 owned by the family. Dam was divided the plot, so that today the property only has an area of ​​approximately 20 acres. Heating and installations were built during the 20th century.

The house fell slowly and was threatened with demolition in 1977 when it purchased a citizens group called Friends of Elmendorph and renovated during the next 12 years. A porch on the front of the house, which still existed in the entry in the National Register, was later removed, as well as a part of the shingle cladding to make the original Verschindelung visible.